Dead Babies

January 8, 1986

TORONTO — She was accused of murdering four babies at the Hospital for Sick Children. She was cleared. The Ontario government has awarded $190,000 to nurse Susan Nelles as compensation for legal expenses incurred fighting the criminal charges. Attorney General Ian Scott said there were ''no strings attached,'' meaning Nelles is free to pursue a suit against the Metropolitan Toronto police force for wrongful arrest. Justice Samuel Grange, who headed a royal commission that investigated the mysterious deaths at the hospital, recommended the Ontario government compensate Nelles but on the condition she drop her $850,000 civil suit against law enforcement officials.